The Sorcerers
The Sorcerers is a 1967 British science fictionhorror film directed by Michael Reeves, starring Boris Karloff, Catherine Lacey, Ian Ogilvy, and Susan George. The original story and screenplay was conceived and written by John Burke. Reeves and his childhood friend Tom Baker rewrote sections of the screenplay, including the ending at Karloffs insistence, wanting his character to appear more sympathetic. Burke was then removed from the main screenwriting credit and was relegated to an idea by.
After John Burkes death in 2011, his estate sent two boxes of effects to Johns friend, editor Johnny Mains. Looking through the material he discovered that it contained the original screenplay which was markedly different from the finished film. Burke had already told Mains about Michael Reeves denying him a screenwriting credit, but included in the boxes were several lawyers letters pertaining to the fact that this was the case. Mains then approached PS Publishing who agreed to publish the original screenplay, treatment, letters and other ephemera. The finished book, with an introduction by Matthew Sweet and additional material from Kim Newman, Benjamin Halligan and Tony Earnshaw, was published in October 2013.
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